This document provides steps for installing and configuring Active Directory on a Windows Server 2012 system. It outlines accessing the Server Manager, selecting the Active Directory Domain Services role, completing additional required configurations, promoting the server to a domain controller, specifying domain and DNS settings, and verifying the installation is complete. The goal is to walk through setting up Active Directory on Windows Server 2012.

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This article will walk you through setting up the Active Directory Role on a Windows Server 2012
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Installing active directory
Configuring Active Directory
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3. 1.Open the Server Manager from the task bar
2.2. From Server Manager Dashboard select Add roles and features.
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4. 3. Select Role-based or features-based installation from the Installation Type screen and click Next
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5. 4. The current server is selected by default. Click Next to proceed to the Server Roles tab
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6. 5. From the Server Roles page place a check mark in the box next to Active Directory Domain Services
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7. A notice will appear explaining additional roles services or features are also required to install domain services, click Add Features.
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8. 6.In the select features window click next
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9. 7.In the AD DS window click next
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10. 8. Review the installation and click instal
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11. Configuring Active Directory Once the AD DS role is installed the server will need to be configured for your domain Open the Notifications Pane by selecting the Notifications icon from the top of the Server Manager. From the notification regarding configuring AD DS click Promote this server to a domain controller.
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12. From the Deployment Configuration tab select Add a new forest
Insert your root domain name into the Root domain name field.
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13. In the domain controller window but the administrator password and reabet the password then click next
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14. In the DNS option window click next
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15. Confirm or enter a NetBIOS name and click Next
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16. In the path window confirm the location of the files then click next
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17. In the review option window click next
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18. In the prerequisites check window the system will tack a few seconds to check then when it done click install
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19. After the server reboot . Congratulations on successfully installing and configuring a Active Directory Domain Services on Windows Server 2012. i hope that explanation was enough . And thanks Name: ahmed abdullah bahaj Email.amdboycool2009@hotmail.com
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